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A “Joint Communication” was signed by Shri R.P. Gupta, Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change , and Shri Anil Kumar Jha, Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs , in the presence of Minister of Environment, , Shri Prakash Javadekar and Minister of Tribal Affairs, Shri Arjun Munda today in New Delhi.
The Joint Communication, addressed to all Chief Secretaries of States/UTs, pertains to more effective implementation of the Forest Rights Act, 2006 and for harnessing the potential for livelihood improvement of the Forest Dwelling Scheduled Tribes  and other Traditional Forest Dwellers .
Speaking on the occasion, Minister of Tribal Affairs, Shri Arjun Munda stated that tribals and other forest dwellers can contribute significantly in efforts towards climate change through preservation of biodiversity, environmental conservation and enhancing forest cover.
In his key-note address, Shri Munda said that today’s joint communication is oriented towards the rights and duties of the forest dwellers and to improve participation of such communities in the process of forest management.
The Minister further informed the gathering that a meeting was held between both ministers on 10th August, 2020 which was intended to resolve issues in ensuring community participation in forest management and today’s joint communication, is a culmination of the series of consultations done after that.
The Environment Minister, Shri Javadekar said that the joint communication indicates a paradigm shift from one of working in silos to achieving convergence between Ministries and Departments, and is a very positive development.
“Government of India is committed for development of Tribes and Tribal areas. The number of sanctioned Ekalavya Model Residential Schools  has gone up to 620. Similarly, the launch of Van DhanYojana and increasing the number of Minor Forest Products  in the bracket of Minimum Support Price  from 10 to 86 in the last few years has supported tribes immensely in improving their incomes and livelihood prospects.” said the Environment Minister.
On the occasion Minister of State for Tribal Affairs,Smt. Renuka Singh Saruta expressed happieness and hailed the the joint communication as historic that would bring all the stakeholders together and hoped that it will prove beneficial for forest dwellers.
Shri Babul Supriyo Minister of State for Environment, gave a call for action to achieve objectives of Forest Rights Act, 2006 in its right earnest. The step will go a long way for the benefit of not only forest conservation and biodiversity as well as for the welfare of the Scheduled Tribes & OTFDs.
The event was attended by more than 300 participants including State Government officials such as Principal Secretaries/Secretaries in the Forest, Revenue and Tribal Welfare Departments, Principal Chief Conservators of Forest, Commissioners/Directors of Tribal Welfare Departments, Directors of Tribal Research Institutes  as well as members from NGOs and partnering organizations.
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Ministry of Finance
Delhi East CGST Officials arrest man for input tax credit fraud of Rs 38.91 crore
In the ongoing drive to counter the menace of fake billing operators, information from analytics tool NETRA , was developed by the officers of Central Goods and Service Tax  Commissionerate, Delhi East to unearth a network of fictitious firms used to generate and pass on fake Input Tax Credit  of Goods and Service Tax .
Investigation revealed that the multilayered network was being operated by one Shri Nihaluddin who has confessed to having created a fake firm in his own name and also arranging ITC from 38 other fictitious firms on commission basis to pass on fake Input Tax Credit  to multiple beneficiaries. The investigation has so far established the issuance of fake bills of Rs 216.06 crore involving fake Input Tax Credit  of Rs. 38.91 crore, which is expected to increase as the investigation progresses.
The offence committed by the accused Shri Nihaluddin is covered under Section 132 of the CGST Act, 2017 which is cognizable and non-bailable offences as per the provision of Section 132 and punishable under clause  of sub section 1 of Section 132 of the Act ibid. Accordingly, Shri Nihaluddin was arrested under Section 69 of the CGST Act, 2017 and produced before the Duty Magistrate on 01.03.2021 who remanded him to judicial custody of 14 days till 15.03.2021. Further investigation in the case is underway.
It is pertinent to mention here that since the inception of GST Central Tax, Delhi Zone has made 28 arrests in various cases involving GST evasion amounting of more than Rs. 4058.86 crore.
Ministry of Communications
All Fixed to Mobile calls to be dialed with prefix ‘0’ from 15th January, 2021
This is to free up sufficient numbering resources for future use
With the consideration of TRAI Recommendation on “Ensuring Adequate Numbering Resources for Fixed Line and Mobile Services” Department of Telecommunications has taken the decision of implementing the following:
- All Fixed to Mobile calls will be dialed with prefix ‘0’ from 15th January, 2021.
- There will be no change in dialing plan from fixed to fixed, mobile to fixed and mobile to mobile calls.
- Suitable announcementwill be made for the same. This announcement shall be played whenever a subscriber dials a fixed to mobile call without prefixing ‘0’.
- All fixed line subscribers will be provided with ‘0’ dialing facility.
- A total of approximately 2539 million numbering series is expected to be generated from the above. This will free up sufficient numbering resources for future use.
- With the freeing up of sufficient numbering resources, more number ofconnections can be added in future which will be beneficial to the mobile customers at large.
- The above changes have been done in order to have minimum inconvenience to the subscribers and freeing up essential numbering resources.
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Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
DARPG to coordinate with Right to Service Commissioners for increased delivery of e.Services
2nd meeting with RTS Chief Commissioners/Commissions of States/UTs held on 9th October, 2023
14,736 e.Services provided by States, 1505 of 2016 mandatory e.Services are provided with saturation of 74.6%
Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala and Odisha provide 100% of their services through identified single Unified service delivery portal e.Unnat , e.Sevanam  and Odisha One  respectively
The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances  convened the second meeting with the Right to Service Commissioners of various States/UTs in-line with “National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment  Way Forward’s” objective to boost e-governance and improve e-service delivery in the nation on 9th October, 2023.
The RTS Chief Commissioners were also sensitized about the “NeSDA way forward” undertaken by the Department. Six NeSDA Way Forward Monthly reports have been released by the Department, for States/UTs. The reports set baseline for number of e-services and mandatory e-services provided by States/UTs on NeSDA – Way Forward dashboard. It also underlines the status of faceless, suo-moto delivery and unified service delivery portals. Moreover, the report assesses and compares the sector-wise e-services and highlights the state-specific opportunities to transition offline services to online platforms. Major Key Highlights of August Report were Departments across States/UTs provide 14,736 e-services with Jammu & Kashmir  provides the maximum number of e-services. Besides, 1,505 out of 2,016 mandatory e-services are available, making saturation at 74.6%. Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala and Odisha provide 100% of their services through their identified Single Unified Service Delivery Portal i.e., e-UNNAT, e-Sevanam and Odisha One, respectively
Consensus was reached on the following issues:
- States/UTs to review the 154 common services identified and provide them as e.Services in a specified time frame.
- States/UTs to define a roadmap for achieving the provision of e-services through a unified portal, leveraging the support of respective RTS Commissions/Committees on the basis of e-UNNAT, e-Sevanam and Odisha One.
- States/UTs to discuss the extant and approach to ensure that e-services are delivered proactively.
- States/UTs to determine the extant of faceless service delivery through RTS.
A total of 27 officials including Chief Commissioners and Nodal officers from the States/UTs of Haryana, Uttarakhand, Meghalaya, Maharashtra, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chandigarh, and Karnataka participated and shared their valuable insights and actively engaged in discussions. The DARPG will curate a workshop of RTS Commissioners and other nodal officers from states/UTs at Dehradun in November, 2023.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Shri Arjun Munda reviews progress of various schemes being implemented for tribal people of Kerala during his one day visit to the state
Union Tribal Affairs Minister Shri Arjun Munda, during his one day tour of Kerala today visited Attapaddy, a tribal dominated taluk in Palakkad district. He reviewed the progress of various schemes being implemented for the advancement of tribals in the State. In the review meeting , the Minister suggested that Kerala should appoint a nodal officer to ensure that the benefits of Central Government Schemes reach the tribals.

Shri Arjun Munda pointed out that it was not right that even after 75 years of independence, land was not been given to tribals who constitute only two percent of the population in Kerala. Noting that tribals were neither migrants nor landless, the Minister said that the Government was only technically giving them land ownership rights .He also suggested that the causes of rising infant mortality rate in Attappadi region must be looked into.
Director, Scheduled Tribe Development Department, Dr. Vinay Goyal submitted a report on the progress made in various development projects being implemented for tribals. Additional Secretary, Tribal Affairs Ministry, Smt R Jaya, Palakkad District Collector Dr. S Chitra, District Medical Officer Dr. Renuka among others participated in the review meeting.
Shri Arjun Munda also inaugurated the new Maternity Ward, MICU and NICU at Swami Vivekananda Medical Mission hospital, Attapaddy. The inaugural ceremony was followed by a Janjatiya Sammelan and launching of livelihood projects for the tribal population of Attapaddy. The function was attended by over 5000 tribals who came from 192 villages all across Attapaddy.
Stressing upon the importance of education he mentioned how the present government under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Modi is committed for providing quality education to tribal children in their mother tongue, and therefore, the government is opening Eklavya Model Residential Schools in 740 tribal dominated blocks across the country. He also mentioned that the government has given high importance to the health of its citizens and that’s why it is building hospitals and medical colleges in an unprecedented manner. It is the zeal of the government which is reflected in its commitment towards complete eradication of Sickle Cell Disease which has prominently affected the tribals. Shri Arjun Munda further encouraged the attendees in the Janjatiya Sammelan to make best use of the opportunity presented to them by way of PM Janjatiya Vikas Mission and requested them to form SHGs and FPOs.
During the inaugural function at Swami Vivekanand Medical Mission at Attapaddy, the Minister felicitated Smt. Nanjiyamma, an Indian singer who hails from a tribal community in Kerala. She garnered public attention after singing playback in the Malayalam film Ayyappanum Koshiyum in 2020.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
180.19 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
India's Active caseload currently stands at 36,168
Active cases stand at 0.08%
Recovery Rate currently at 98.72%
4,377 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to
4,24,41,449
2,503 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate 
Weekly Positivity Rate 
77.90 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 5,32,232 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Locust control operations have been done in more than 5.66 lakh hectares area in 10 States till now
Adequate manpower and control teams with spray vehicles are deployed in Rajasthan and Gujarat
Starting from 11th April, 2020 till 22nd August, 2020, locust control operations have been done in 2,78,716 hectares area in States of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana by Locust Circle Offices . Till 22nd August, 2020, control operations have been done in 2,87,374 hectares area in States of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Uttarakhand and Bihar by State Governments.
Control operations were carried out during day and night time yesterday, at 04 places in 03 districts viz. Jaisalmer, Jodhpur and Bikaner of Rajasthan and 02 places in Kutch district of Gujarat against hoppers by LCOs. Adequate manpower and control teams with spray vehicles are deployed in the State/s of Rajasthan, and Gujarat
No Significant crop losses have been reported in the States of Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Haryana. However, some minor crop losses have been reported in some districts of Rajasthan.
Today , hoppers are active in Jaisalmer, Jodhpur and Bikaner districts of Rajasthan and kutch district of Gujarat.
As per the Food and Agriculture Organization’s Locust Status Update of 14 Aug., 2020, swarms persist in the Horn of Africa. Good rains fell in Yemen where more hopper bands and swarms are likely to form. Hopper groups and bands continue to form along the Indo-Pakistan border.
Weekly virtual meeting on Desert Locust of South-West Asian countries  is being organized by FAO. 22 virtual meetings of the technical officers of South West Asian countries have taken place so far.
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Department of Space
PSLV-C47 successfully launches Cartosat-3 and 13 Commercial nanosatellites into Sun Synchronous Polar Orbit
India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, in its forty ninth flight , successfully launched Cartosat-3 along with 13 Nanosatellites of USA from Satish Dhawan Space Centre  SHAR, Sriharikota today.
PSLV-C47 lifted-off at 0928 Hrs  from the Second Launch Pad. After 17 minutes and 38 seconds, Cartosat-3 was successfully injected into a sun synchronous orbit of 509 km. Subsequently, the 13 nanosatellites were injected into their intended orbits. After separation, solar arrays of Cartosat-3 were deployed automatically and the ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network at Bengaluru assumed control of the satellite. In the coming days, the satellite will be brought to its final operational configuration.
“Cartosat-3 is the most complex and advanced earth observation satellite built by ISRO.” Dr Sivan said. He further added that it was a third generation agile advanced satellite having high resolution imaging capability.
The mission life of the Cartosat-3 is 5 years. Cartosat-3 will address the increased user’s demands for large scale urban planning, rural resource and infrastructure development, coastal land use and land cover, etc.
ISRO Chairman Dr K Sivan congratulated and complimented the launch vehicle and satellite teams involved in the mission. He also acknowledged the support from Indian Industry.
PSLV-C47 was the 21st flight of PSLV in 'XL' configuration . This was the 74th launch vehicle mission from SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota and 9th satellite of Cartosat series.
About 5000 visitors witnessed the launch live from the Viewer’s Gallery in Sriharikota.
PIB Headquarters
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF KERALA TO ORGANISE A ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE TOMORROW 
Centre for Women’s Studies, Central University of Kerala will hold a round table conference on ‘Health and Nutrition in the context of Women Empowerment’ as part of International Women’s Day celebrations. Dr. A. Radhakrishnan Nair, Registrar, Central University of Kerala will inaugurate the conference at 10.30 am on March 06, 2020 at the Conference Hall, Gangotri Building, Tejaswini Hills, Central University of Kerala. Two sessions will be held on the topics ‘Nutrition and Women’s Health in India’ and ‘Role of Health & Development in Women Empowerment and Ayushman Bharat’.
Dr. K. R. Thankappan, Professor, Dept. of Public Health & Community Medicine, Central University of Kerala will preside over the session. Smt. Sharada Nair, President, Pullur-Periya Grama Panchayath, Dr. Supriya P, Coordinator, Centre for Women’s Studies, CU Kerala and Dr. Laxmi P., Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, CU Kerala will speak on the occasion.
The participants in the round table include Dr. Srini V. Kaveri, Director of Research, French National Center for Scientific Research, Paris, Dr. Geeta Rai, Professor, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Dr. Asha B. Pillai, Batchelor Children’s Research Institute, University of Miami Health System, USA, Dr. Neelofar Illiaskutty, Chief Technical Officer, Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasaragod, Dr. Shanty K. K., Deputy DMO, District Medical Office, Kanhangad, Prof. Satheesh C Raghavan, IISC Bengaluru, Dr. Bhavani S Shankar, BARC Mumbai, Dr. Adarsh, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Surgical Oncology, Malabar Cancer Centre, Thalassery, Dr. Elezebeth Mathews, Assistant Professor & Head, Dept. of Public Health & Community Medicine, CU Kerala, Dr. Prakash Babu Kodali, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Public Health & Community Medicine, CU Kerala and Dr. Ashalekshmi BS, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Public Administration & Policy Studies, CU Kerala.
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Ministry of Law and Justice
Ministry of Law and Justice launches Pan-India Special Campaign for Justice Delivery at doorstep
Ek Pahal Drive Across the Country to encourage mass registration under Tele-Law
The Preamble to the Constitution of India recognises ‘Justice’ as the first deliverable to be secured for its citizens. The hallmark of a successful and vibrant democracy is that every citizen is not only guaranteed justice, but also that such justice is equitable. This obligates the State to create an environment where justice-delivery is looked upon not as a sovereign function but as a citizen-centric service. The global pandemic has made the role of Legal Aid Institutions more pronounced in mitigating the sufferings of people. With this perspective in mind, the Department of Justice and NALSA has undertaken a special pan-India campaign on 17th September 2021 to mainstream legal aid and to actualize the aspiration of access to justice for every citizen.
As the nation celebrates “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav”, Department of Justice launched the “Ek Pahal /एक पहल” drive across the country from 17th September till 2nd October to encourage mass registration under Tele-Law. The medium of Tele Law effectively provides pre-litigation advice / consultation to beneficiaries by Panel Lawyers through a huge network covering 51,434 Common Service Centres in 50,000 Gram Panchayats in 633 districts across 34 States and UTs.
With registration login of 5480 beneficiaries this login drive registered 138% increase over daily average registration of beneficiaries. More than 25000 banners in regional languages were displayed at CSCs as कानूनी सलाह सहायक केंद्र |
NALSA and State Legal Services Authorities have been relentlessly working to create a robust framework of legal aid delivery and legal empowerment of the citizens by providing proximate, affordable and speedy justice to all citizens especially the needy and indigent. A Pan-India Special Campaign for creating Legal Awareness was launched by NALSA through its country-wide organisational framework on 17th September 2021. The highlights of this campaign include deployment of 185 Mobile Vans and other vehicles to show-case films and documentaries on Access to Justice programme, holding of 4100 Legal Aid Clinics to give pre-litigation / legal advice to common citizens with the help of 37,000 Panel Lawyers and Para-Legal Volunteers besides holding awareness programmes at the village level on legal aid in 672 districts.
Door-to-door campaigns, display of banner on legal services, road shows, nukkad nattak, were held enlisting an enthusiastic response of more than 14.85 Lakh citizens.
This combined effort of the Department of Justice and NALSA has been a path-breaking step in the process of furthering inclusive governance; in championing the cause of giving voice to the voiceless; and serving the goal of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas and Sabka Nyaya’.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
CIC bilingual Mobile app launched
The Central Information Commission  has launched a newly updated version of mobile app in Hindi also, - “CIC App”, which is available in Google Play Store and Apple store with the following features:
 Applicant can submit his/her 2nd Appeal/ Complaint / link paper in both the languages i.e. in Hindi and English
 The appellant can search and trace dak, 2nd Appeal/Complaint in both the languages.
 Real time status is available in both the languages 
 Appellant can download copy of Hearing notice, Facilitation memo & decision.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Films Division to stream films on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose to mark year-long 125th Birth Anniversary celebrations
Mumbai: 22 January 2020
Films Division is celebrating Parakram Diwas on 23rd January, 2021 by screening two documentary films on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and his life, marking the year-long 125th birth anniversary celebrations. The Government of India has declared 23rd January, Netaji’s birthday, as Parakram Diwas in recognition of his indomitable spirit and selfless service to the nation.
Films being streamed are The Flame Burns Bright , and Netaji  on the great leader’s life and his heroic and relentless fight for India’s independence from the imperial British rule. Both the documentaries will be streamed on 23rd January, 2021 on Films Division website and You Tube channel, throughout the day.
Please visit https://filmsdivision.org/ and click @ “Documentary of the Week” or follow https://www.youtube.com/user/FilmsDivision to enjoy the films.
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Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh says, action taken against 2724 corrupt officials including 248 cases of prosecution sanction in 2021
Union Minister for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Dr Jitendra Singh said that action taken against 2724 corrupt officials including 248 cases of prosecution sanction in 2021.
In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today, Dr Jitendra Singh said, as per information provided by the Central Vigilance Commission , final decision was taken by the respective competent authority on the advice of the CVC in 2724 cases and out of these, 55 cases of deviation from the Commission’s advice were noted.
The Ministry / Department where the respective competent authority, including those in the organizations under them, took the final decision in the aforementioned 55 cases are – Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Textile, Ministry of Coal, Department of Fertilizers, Department of Atomic Energy, Ministry of Power, Department of Commerce, Department of Youth Affairs, Department of Higher Education, Government of NCT of Delhi, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and Ministry of Home Affairs.
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